Improvement in wheelbarrows



H. ALTER Wheelbarrow.

Paten ced Feb 22, .1870.

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Letters Patent No. 100,098, dated February 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHEELBARROWS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY ALTER, of Lakeport, county of Lake, State ofCalifornia, haveinvented an improved Wheelbarrow; and I do herebydeclare that the following description and accompanying drawings aresnflicient to enable any person skilled in'the art or science to whichit most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention orimprovements without furtherinventiou or experiment.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwheelharrows; and

it consists, first, in the peculiar construction of the side pieceswhich form the handles and main support of the frame-work; and secondly,in the arrangement and manner of mounting the vehicle upon the one wheelupon which it moves.

In order to more fully illustrate and explain my invention, reference isbad to the accompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification,in which- A A are the two longitudinal side timbers of the wheelbarrow,one end of each being formed into a handle B.

The opposite or tin-ward ends of these timbcrs'arc curved upward, asshown, so as.to form curved standards F, which, in connection with thestandards 0, near the handle, serve to retain -or support the bed or boxwhich is carried upon the vehicle.

Directly beneath the curve in the front end of the timbers A A issecured a wheel-block.

This block consists of a cross-piece, a, united at ach end to the bracesl); the braces 11 being made so as to fit the curve in the timbers, andbolted or otherwise secured to them on the under side.

The block may be made of cast-iron, wood, or other suitable material,and may be made in two or more parts and united together, if desired.

From the middle of the cross-piece a two vertical standards 11 projectdownward, being placed far enough apart to allow the wheel E to beplaced between them, its axle bearing in their lower ends at each side.

This arrangement of. the wheel and forward ends of the timbers A causesthe wheel of the vehicle to stand nearly beneath the center of the boxor bed,

and consequently beneath the center of any load which the bed maycontain, thus relieving the arms of the person wheeling the barrow fromthe necessity of upholding or carrying a portion of the weight beingwheeled.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Witnesses:

J. H. F. FARLEY, W. L. PHILLIPS.

